TV's 60 Greatest Catchphrases - Today's News: Our Take | TVGuide.com TV's 60 Greatest Catchphrases by Diane Clehane | Sep 9, 2013 9:00 PM EDT Share on Facebook Share on WhatsApp Neil Patrick Harris These indelible and infinitely quotable words spoken by our favorite TV characters and personalities are forever etched in our brains. Not that there's anything wrong with that. 1. "Heeeere's...Johnny!" Ed McMahon hailed the arrival of Johnny Carson from behind the Tonight Show curtain for 30 years and it never got old. Just ask Jack Nicholson. 2. "D'oh!" A forehead-smacking Homer Simpson popularized it, other residents of Springfield have said it at one time or another and the Oxford English Dictionary even deemed it worthy of an entry. 3. "Yada, yada, yada." The ultimate show about nothing gave us more than its fair share of catchphrases, but this Seinfeld signature uttered by Elaine to gloss over a bad date and favored by George's felonious girlfriend is still really something. 4.

"How you doin'?" We can't imagine how many times Joey Tribbiani's best pick-up line was tried out by Friends fans during the show's heyday, but it's safe to say no one said it better than Matt LeBlanc . 5. "What'choo talkin' 'bout, Willis?" Gary Coleman 's unforgettable delivery of Arnold Jackson's trademark line on Diff'rent Strokes made it the go-to phrase when you just had to tell a pal he was speaking nonsense. 6. "The tribe has spoken." Reality TV has spawned countless elimination catchphrases, but Jeff Probst 's final words to the ousted Survivor competitors are the perfect blend of camp and cool. 7. "And that's the way it is." Long before the advent of cable news, revered newsman Walter Cronkite closed his nightly broadcast with these iconic words. And we understood we'd just seen and heard everything we needed to know. 8. "Who are you wearing?" When Joan Rivers first took to the Golden Globes red carpet to ask stars about their designers, the E! host spawned an infotainment genre and turned celebrities into walking billboards. 9.

"Come on down!" The Price Is Right contestants have been rushing the stage for more than 40 years upon hearing this command, most famously uttered by Johnny Olson . 10. "It's gonna be legen — wait for it — dary." He's a one-man one-liner machine, but our favorite Barney Stinson ( Neil Patrick Harris ) quote on How I Met Your Mother brilliantly captures his bro-vado. The Other 50 (by Decade) "Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane!

It's Superman!" — Adventures of Superman "Baby, you're the greatest." — Ralph, The Honeymooners "Yabba dabba doo!" — Fred, The Flintstones "The thrill of victory and the agony of ­defeat." — Jim McKay, Wide World of Sports "Ruh-roh!" — Astro, The Jetsons "Danger, Will Robinson!" — Robot, Lost in Space "To the Batmobile!" — Batman, Batman "This tape will self-destruct in five seconds." — Mission: Impossible "Live long and prosper." — Spock, Star Trek "Sock it to me!" — Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In "Book 'em, Danno." — McGarrett, Hawaii Five-0 "Just one more thing..." — Columbo, Columbo "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!" — Jan, The Brady Bunch "Stifle!" — Archie, All in the Family "You hear that, Elizabeth?

I'm coming to join you, honey." — Fred, Sanford and Son "God will get you for that." — Maude, Maude "Jane, you ignorant slut." — Dan Aykroyd to Jane Curtin, Saturday Night Live "Who loves ya, baby?" — Kojak, Kojak "Dy-no-mite!" — J.J., Good Times "Kiss my grits!" — Flo, Alice "Good night, John Boy." — The Walton family, The Waltons "Aaay!" — Fonzie, Happy Days "De plane, de plane!" — Tattoo, Fantasy Island "Nanu-nanu." — Mork, Mork & Mindy "Tenk you veddy much." — Latka, Taxi "Let's be careful out there." — Esterhaus, Hill Street Blues "You look mahvelous." — Fernando, SNL "Well, isn't that special?" — The Church Lady, SNL "Make it so." — Picard, Star Trek: The Next Generation "Resistance is futile." — The Borg, Star Trek: The Next Generation "Cut it out." — Joey, Full House "Eat my shorts." — Bart, The Simpsons "Did I do that?"

 — Urkel, Family Matters "No soup for you!" — The Soup Nazi, Seinfeld "I'm listening." — Frasier, Frasier "It's a good thing." — Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart Living "Holy crap!" — Frank, Everybody Loves Raymond "Oh, my God!

They killed Kenny!" — Stan and Kyle, South Park "Bam!" — Emeril Lagasse, Emeril Live "Is that your final answer?" — Regis Philbin, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? "I'm Rick James, bitch!" — "Rick James," Chappelle's Show "Will you accept this rose?" — The Bachelor/The Bachelorette "Dude." — Hurley, Lost "You're fired!" — Donald Trump, The Apprentice "Make it work." — Tim Gunn, Project Runway "Everybody lies." — House, House "Who's your daddy?" — Keith, Veronica Mars "Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose." — Friday Night Lights "Bazinga!" — Sheldon, The Big Bang Theory "We've got a situation." — Mike "the Situation" Sorrentino, Jersey Shore What&apos;s your favourite TV game show catchphrase? (From Evening Times) Jobs Business Directory Local Info Dating Buy Sell Book an Ad What's your favourite TV game show catchphrase? THERE'S one sure-fire way to irritate Chris Tarrant if you bump into him on the street - and that is to quote one of his own catchphrases to him.

The Who Wants to be a Millionaire? presenter has lost count of the number of times strangers have asked if they can phone a friend, or Is that your final answer?' It says much for the show that such phrases have entered the language - the show's creators have even trademarked "50:50", "Phone A Friend" and "Ask The Audience". TV quizzes and gameshows are rife with catchphrases - and the greatest-ever has now been identified by a poll. "Nice to see you, to see you... nice,'' uttered every Saturday night by Bruce Forsyth at the start of The Generation Game, scooped more than 20% of the votes in a survey for www. ace4entertainment.com. Brucie first used the words in 1972 and took them with him when he left the BBC five years later to host ITV's You Bet! His other famous catchphrase, "Didn't they do well?", also from The Generation Game, made it in at number six. In second place was Mastermind's "I've started so I'll finish'', which was said by host Magnus Magnusson, and in third place was "Can I have a P please Bob?", from Blockbusters.

The top 10 was completed by Jim Bowen's "Look what you could have won'' (Bullseye), Roy Walker's "Say what you see'' and "It's good - but it's not right" (Catchphrase), "Is that your final answer?", Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer's "What are the scores, George Dawes?" (Shooting Stars) and Anne Robinson's terminal "You are the Weakest Link...Goodbye." Other well-worn catchphrases include "Don't panic!" and "They don't like it up em!" from Dad's Army and Dick Emery's camp, "You are awful ... but I like you!" What is your favourite catchphrase? And no, you can't phone a friend for help. JUNE BREEN, catering assistant, Kirkintilloch: Bruce Forsyth had some great catchphrases and I always liked him. My favourite was Didn't they do well'. CHRIS RITCHIE, 21, student, Carntyne Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer's What's the scores' would be my favourite catchphrase.

CATHERINE MURPHY, retired, Glasgow: Magnus Magnusson was nice and my favourite catchphrase would be the one he used to use, I've started so I'll finish'. PAUL MATHESON, 27, forklift driver, Glasgow: You are the Weakest Link Goodbye' is my favourite. I think Anne Robinson is a good presenter and can be quite cheeky at times. HELEN MCLEAN, retired, Glasgow: Bruce Forsyth's Didn't they do well' was a good catchphrase and would be my favourite. NICKY WOODWARD, 16, student, Hamilton: Bruce Forsyth's Nice to see you, to see you nice' is my favourite TV gameshow catchphrase. TOMMY MORRISON, 25, call centre worker, Milton of Campsie: My favourite would be Say what you see' by Roy Walker. VICTORIA CRANSTON, people support worker, City Centre: I liked the catchphrase Nice to see you, to see you nice' by Bruce Forsyth.

Game Shows By Catch Phrases Quiz - By kb20 'Is that your final answer?' 'Try to roll a double, it can keep you out of trouble.' 'Or, you can trade for the big box on the display floor.' 'You've got Geography, Fast Forward Presidents, and a Joker!' 'Elaine, break the seal on a brand new deck of cards.' 'Do you want the money, or the mob?' 'For $10,000, here is your first subject, go!' 'I will now defend my money by becoming a common contestant!' 'I'll take $30 on the red, Bill' 'We'll take the physical challenge.' 'If you'll come with me, the race is about to begin!' 'Letter...letter...letter...can't give it to you!' report this ad TV Land Lists the 100 Greatest TV Catchphrases | Fox News TV Land Lists the 100 Greatest TV Catchphrases Published November 28, 2006 Facebook 0 Twitter 0 Email Print NEW YORK – Sometimes it takes only a word, or just a few, to become immortalized in television history.

The TV Land cable network has compiled a list of the 100 greatest catchphrases in TV, from the serious -- Walter Cronkite's nightly signoff "And that's the way it is" -- to the silly: "We are two wild and crazy guys!" Click Here for the Television Center "We have found that television is such a huge part of baby boomers' DNA that it makes sense that so much of America's pop culture jargon has come from TV," said Larry Jones, TV Land president. The greatest number of moments, 26, come from the 1970s. TV Land identified nine moments from this decade. Ten are from commercials, and 28 from comedies, including six from "Saturday Night Live." In alphabetical order, TV Land's list: --"Aaay" (Fonzie, "Happy Days") --"And that's the way it is" (Walter Cronkite, "CBS Evening News") --"Ask not what your country can do for you ..." (John F.

Kennedy) --"Baby, you're the greatest" (Jackie Gleason as Ralph Kramden, "The Honeymooners") --"Bam!" (Emeril Lagasse, "Emeril Live") --"Book 'em, Danno" (Steve McGarrett, "Hawaii Five-O") --"Come on down!" (Johnny Olson, "The Price is Right") --"Danger, Will Robinson" (Robot, "Lost in Space") --"De plane! De plane!" (Tattoo, "Fantasy Island") --"Denny Crane" (Denny Crane, "Boston Legal") --"Do you believe in miracles?" (Al Michaels, 1980 Winter Olympics) --"D'oh!" (Homer Simpson, "The Simpsons") --"Don't make me angry ..." (David Banner, "The Incredible Hulk") --"Dyn-o-mite" (J.J., "Good Times") --"Elizabeth, I'm coming!" (Fred Sanford, "Sanford and Son") --"Gee, Mrs.

Cleaver ..." (Eddie Haskell, "Leave it to Beaver") --"God'll get you for that" (Maude, "Maude") --"Good grief" (Charlie Brown, "Peanuts" specials) --"Good night, and good luck" (Edward R. Murrow, "See It Now") --"Good night, John Boy" ("The Waltons") --"Have you no sense of decency?" (Joseph Welch to Sen.

McCarthy) --"Heh heh" (Beavis and Butt-head, "Beavis and Butthead") --"Here it is, your moment of Zen" (Jon Stewart, "The Daily Show") --"Here's Johnny!" (Ed McMahon, "The Tonight Show") --"Hey now!" (Hank Kingsley, "The Larry Sanders Show") --"Hey hey hey!" (Dwayne Nelson, "What's Happening!!") --"Hey hey hey!" (Fat Albert, "Fat Albert") --"Holy (whatever), Batman!" (Robin, "Batman") --"Holy crap!" (Frank Barone, "Everybody Loves Raymond") --"Homey don't play that!" (Homey the Clown, "In Living Color") --"How sweet it is!" (Jackie Gleason, "The Jackie Gleason Show") --"How you doin'?" (Joey Tribbiani, "Friends") --"I can't believe I ate the whole thing" (Alka Seltzer ad) --"I know nothing!" (Sgt.

Schultz, "Hogan's Heroes") --"I love it when a plan comes together" (Hannibal, "The A-Team") --"I want my MTV!" (MTV ad) --"I'm Larry, this is my brother Darryl ..." (Larry, "Newhart") --"I'm not a crook ..." (Richard Nixon) --"I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV" (Vicks Formula 44 ad) --"I'm Rick James, bitch!" (Dave Chappelle as Rick James, "Chappelle's Show") --"If it weren't for you meddling kids!" (Various villains, "Scooby Doo, Where Are You?") --"Is that your final answer?" (Regis Philbin, "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire") --"It keeps going and going and going ..." (Energizer Batteries ad) --"It takes a licking ..." (Timex ad) --"Jane, you ignorant slut" (Dan Aykroyd to Jane Curtin, "Saturday Night Live") --"Just one more thing ..." (Columbo, "Columbo") --"Let's be careful out there"

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Esterhaus, "Hill Street Blues") --"Let's get ready to rumble!" (Michael Buffer, various sports events) --"Live long and prosper" (Spock, "Star Trek") --"Makin' whoopie" (Bob Eubanks, "The Newlywed Game") --"Marcia, Marcia, Marcia! (Jan Brady, "The Brady Bunch") --"Mom always liked you best" (Tommy Smothers, "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour") --"Never assume ..." (Felix Unger, "The Odd Couple") --"Nip it!" (Barney Fife, "The Andy Griffith Show") --"No soup for you!" (The Soup Nazi, "Seinfeld") --"Norm!" ("Cheers") --"Now cut that out!" (Jack Benny, "The Jack Benny Program") --"Oh, my God!

They killed Kenny!" (Stan and Kyle, "South Park") --"Oh, my nose!" (Marcia Brady, "The Brady Bunch") --"One small step for man ..." (Neil Armstrong) --"Pardon me, would you have any Grey Poupon?" (Grey Poupon ad) --"Read my lips: No new taxes!" (George H.W. Bush) --"Resistance is futile" (Picard as Borg, "Star Trek: The Next Generation") --"Say good night, Gracie" (George Burns, "The Burns & Allen Show") --"Schwing!" (Mike Myers and Dana Carvey as Wayne and Garth, "Saturday Night Live") --"Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy" (Lloyd Bentsen to Dan Quayle) --"Silly rabbit, Trix are for kids" (Trix cereal ad) --"Smile, you're on `Candid Camera"' ("Candid Camera") --"Sock it to me" ("Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In") --"Space, the final frontier ..." (Capt.

Kirk, "Star Trek") --"Stifle!" (Archie Bunker, "All in the Family") --"Suit up!" (Barney Stinson, "How I Met Your Mother") --"Tastes great! Less filling!" (Miller Lite beer ad) --"Tell me what you don't like about yourself" (Dr. McNamara and Dr. Troy, "Nip/Tuck") --"That's hot" (Paris Hilton, "The Simple Life") --"The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat" (Jim McKay, "ABC's Wide World of Sports") --"The tribe has spoken" (Jeff Probst, "Survivor") --"The truth is out there" (Fox Mulder, "The X-Files") --"This is the city ..." (Sgt.

Joe Friday, "Dragnet") --"Time to make the donuts" ("Dunkin' Donuts" ad) --"Two thumbs up" (Siskel & Ebert, "Siskel & Ebert") --"Up your nose with a rubber hose" (Vinnie Barbarino, "Welcome Back, Kotter") --"We are two wild and crazy guys!" (Steve Martin and Dan Aykroyd as Czech playboys, "Saturday Night Live") --"Welcome to the O.C., bitch" (Luke, "The O.C.") --"Well, isn't that special?" (Dana Carvey as the Church Lady, "Saturday Night Live") --"We've got a really big show!" (Ed Sullivan, "The Ed Sullivan Show") --"Whassup?" (Budweiser ad) --"What you see is what you get!" (Geraldine, "The Flip Wilson Show") --"Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, Willis?" (Arnold Drummond, "Diff'rent Strokes") --"Where's the beef?" (Wendy's ad) --"Who loves you, baby?" (Kojak, "Kojak") --"

Would you believe?" (Maxwell Smart, "Get Smart") --"Yabba dabba do!" (Fred Flintstone, "The Flintstones") --"Yada, yada, yada" ("Seinfeld") --"Yeah, that's the ticket" (Jon Lovitz as the pathological liar, "Saturday Night Live") --"You eeeediot!" (Ren, "Ren & Stimpy") --"You look mahvelous!" (Billy Crystal as Fernando, "Saturday Night Live") --"You rang?" (Lurch, "The Addams Family") --"You're fired!" (Donald Trump, "The Apprentice") --"You've got spunk ..." (Lou Grant, "The Mary Tyler Moore Show") The top 50 TV catchphrases - Birmingham Mail The top 50 TV catchphrases TV grump Victor Meldrew's classic complaint has been named the most memorable TV catchphrase of all time.

Share Get What's On updates directly to your inbox + Subscribe Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email I don't beleeeeeeeeeeeeeeve it!! TV grump Victor Meldrew's classic complaint has been named the most memorable TV catchphrase of all time. The intolerant pensioner's moaning expression on hit show One Foot in the Grave beat off runner-up "Yeah, but no, but yeah but" used by delinquent teenager Vicky Pollard in Little Britain. Del Boy Trotter's "lovely jubbly" from long running sit-com Only Fools and Horses came third, just ahead of doughnut-munching Homer Simpson's familiar "Doh!". And "Am I bovvered?" - from funny girl Catherine Tate's mouthy schoolgirl Lauren completed the top five in the poll of 3,000 TV fans by global market research specialists Little Britain scooped three more catchphrases in the top 20 - "I'm a laydee" quoted by tranny Emily Howard at number six, Welshman Daffyd's "I'm the only gay in the village" at 12 and wheelchair-bound Andy's "I wan' that wun" at number 14.

Despite this, old favourites were not forgotten - Oliver Hardy's line "That's another fine mess you've gotten me into", Tommy Cooper's much imitated "Just like that" and Captain Mainwaring's "Don't panic" all made the top 30. And the late Ronnie Barker's farewell "It's goodnight from me and good night from him" with double-act companion Ronnie Corbett was not far behind at number 32. John Sewell, spokesman for said: "I'm not surprised Victor Meldrew's grumbling catchphrase come out top - it holds a place in the everyday vocabulary of people across the nation. "Little Britain also had an incredible presence in the poll, with five lines from the hit sketch show in the top 50. "It goes to show Brits are best when it comes to comedy and it's great to see classic shows like Only Fools and Horses, The Fast Show and The Two Ronnies all featuring." THE TOP CATCHPHRASES 1. I don't believe it - One Foot in The Grave 2. Yeah but no but yeah but - Little Britain 3. Lovely jubbly - Only Fools and Horses 4.

D'oh! - Homer in The Simpsons 5. Am I bovvered? - Catherine Tate Show 6. I'm a laydee - Little Britain 7. How you doin'? – Joey in Friends 8. Deal or no deal? - Deal or no deal 9. Here's one I made earlier - Blue Peter 10. Suit's you sir - The Fast Show 11. Here's another fine mess you've gotten me into - Laurel and Hardy 12. I'm the only gay in the village - Little Britain 13. Just like that - Tommy Cooper 14. I wan' that wun - Little Britain 15. I have a cunning plan - Blackadder 16. Is that your final answer? - Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? 17. You plonker - Only Fools and Horses 18. You are the weekend link, goodbye - The Weakest Link 19. The truth is out there - X-Files 20. Listen I will say zis only wunce - Allo Allo 21. Nice to see you, to see you nice - The Generation Game 22.

Boom boom - Basil Brush 23. Don't panic - Dad's Army 24. What's up Doc? - Bugs Bunny 25. You're fired! -The Apprentice 26. I've started so I'll finish - Mastermind 27. No no no no no no yes - The Vicar of Dibley 28. Yabba-Dabba-Doo - The Flintstones 29. How very dare you - The Catherine Tate Show 30. Crazy fool - Mr T in The A Team 31. Come on down, the price is right - The Price is Right 32. It's good night from me and good night from him - The Two Ronnies 33. Ooh I could crush a grape! - Crackerjack 34. Good night John Boy - The Waltons 35. Is it because I is black? - Ali G 36. Don't just stand there, do something - Wacky Races 37. Ooh you are awful, but I like you - The Dick Emery Show 38. Smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast - Red Dwarf 39.

Say what you see - Catchphrase 40. Hi Di Hi Campers - Hi Di Hi 41. Cowabunga! – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 42. Our survey says - Family Fortunes 43. Can I have a P please, Bob - Blockbusters 44. Tonight Matthew, I'm going to be … - Stars in Your Eyes 45. You dirty old man - Steptoe and Son 46. You havin' a laugh - Extras 47. Computer says no - Little Britain 48. Which was nice - The Fast Show 49. Boyakasha - Ali G 50. What's your name and where do you come from?

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Edel TV Land’s The 100 Greatest TV Quotes & Catchphrases Hits the Air With a Comprehensive List of TV’s TV Land's The 100 Greatest TV Quotes & Catchphrases Hits the Air With a Comprehensive List of TV's Most Memorable Expressions Over the Past 60 Years Week-Long Primetime Salute Kicks Off on TV Land Monday, December 11 at 10 P.M. ET/PT Nov 22, 2006, 00:00 ET from TV Land NEW YORK, Nov.

22 /PRNewswire/ -- TV Land counts down The 100 Greatest TV Quotes & Catchphrases in a week-long look at the memorable sayings from cartoons, television series, commercials and news programs over the past 60 years like Donald Trump's (The Apprentice) "You're fired" to Billy Crystal's (Saturday Night Live) "You look mahvelous!" to Walter Cronkite's "And that's the way it is." Building on the success of 2005's The 100 Most Unexpected TV Moments, The 100 Greatest TV Quotes & Catchphrases gives viewers a look inside the origins of some of pop culture's most remembered and repeated catchphrases. The 100 Greatest TV Quotes & Catchphrases, which is produced by Gay Rosenthal Productions (Behind the Music and Little People, Big World), airs on Monday, December 11 from 10 to 11 P.M. ET/PT for five consecutive nights. TV Land's The 100 Greatest TV Quotes & Catchphrases features original talent interviews and archival clips of those who made them famous as well as those who have been deeply influenced by the catchphrases.

From Neil Armstrong's unforgettable "One small step ... " to Fred Flintstone's cartoon catchphrase "Yabba dabba do" to The Price is Right's Johnny Olson's call to "Come on down," TV Land's The 100 Greatest TV Quotes & Catchphrases will take viewers from 100 to 1 in this lively week-long countdown show. "We have found that television is such a huge part of Baby Boomers' DNA that it makes sense that so much of America's pop culture jargon has come from TV," stated Larry W. Jones, President, TV Land.

"We are sure that The 100 Greatest TV Quotes & Catchphrases will strike a chord with the TV Generation and will illustrate the influence the medium has had on pop culture." The 100 Greatest TV Quotes & Catchphrases by the numbers: * 1 moment from the 1940's; 10 moments from 1950's; 20 moments from the 1960's; 26 moments from the 1970's; 15 moments from the 1980's; 19 moments from the 1990's; and 9 moments from 2000 and on. * 28 comedy moments top the list by genre with one-liners including "Dynomite" from Good Times and "Oh my God! They killed Kenny!" from South Park. * 10 commercials grace the list including "I can't believe I ate that whole thing" from Alka Seltzer and Energizer Batteries "It keeps going and going and going ...

" * 21 variety show phrases include "Jane, you ignorant slut" from Saturday Night Live and "Here it is, your moment of Zen" from The Daily Show. Here is the list of The 100 Greatest TV Quotes & Catchphrases in alphabetical order: (A List in numerical order will be available on December 6th, 2006) ... if it weren't for you meddling kids! (Various villains, Scooby Doo, Where Are You?) Aaay! (Fonzie, Happy Days) And that's the way it is. (Walter Cronkite, CBS Evening News) Ask not what your country can do for you ... (John F. Kennedy) Baby, you're the greatest. (Ralph Kramden, The Honeymooners) Bam! (Emeril Lagasse, Emeril Live) Book 'em, Danno. (Steve McGarrett, Hawaii Five-O) Come on down! (Johnny Olson, et al, The Price is Right) Danger, Will Robinson! (Robot, Lost in Space) De plane! De plane! (Tattoo, Fantasy Island) Denny Crane. (Denny Crane, Boston Legal) Do you believe in miracles?

(Al Michaels, 1980 Winter Olympics) D'oh! (Homer Simpson, The Simpsons) Don't make me angry... (David Banner, The Incredible Hulk) Dynomite! (J.J., Good Times) Elizabeth, I'm coming! (Fred Sanford, Sanford and Son) Gee, Mrs. Cleaver... (Eddie Haskell, Leave it to Beaver) God'll get you for that. (Maude, Maude) Good grief. (Charlie Brown, Peanuts Specials) Good night and good luck. (Edward R. Murrow, See It Now) Good night, John Boy. (The Waltons) Have you no sense of decency? (Joseph Welch to Sen. McCarthy) Heh heh... (Beavis & Butthead, Beavis and Butthead) Here it is, your moment of Zen. (Jon Stewart, The Daily Show) Here's Johnny! (Ed McMahon, The Tonight Show) Hey now! (Hank Kingsley, The Larry Sanders Show) Hey, hey, hey! (Dwayne Nelson, What's Happening!!) Hey, hey, hey! (Fat Albert, Fat Albert) Holy ______, Batman! (Robin, Batman) Holy crap!

(Frank Barone, Everybody Loves Raymond) Homey don't play that! (Homey the Clown, In Living Color) How sweet it is! (Jackie Gleason, The Jackie Gleason Show) How you doin'? (Joey Tribbiani, Friends) I can't believe I ate that whole thing. (Alka Seltzer) I know nothing! (Sgt. Schultz, Hogan's Heroes) I love it when a plan comes together. (Hannibal, The A-Team) I want my MTV! (MTV) I'm Larry, this is my brother Darryl... (Larry, Newhart) I'm not a crook. (Richard Nixon) I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV. (Vicks Formula 44) I'm Rick James, bitch! (Dave Chappelle as Rick James, Chappelle's Show) Is that your final answer? (Regis Philbin, Who Wants to be a Millionaire) It keeps going and going and going... (Energizer Batteries) It takes a licking... (Timex) Jane, you ignorant slut. (Jane Curtin and Dan Aykroyd, Saturday Night Live) Just one more thing...

(Columbo, Columbo) Let's be careful out there. (Sgt. Esterhaus, Hill Street Blues) Let's get ready to rumble! (Michael Buffer, Various sporting events) Live long and prosper. (Spock, Star Trek) Making whoopie! (Bob Eubanks, The Newlywed Game) Marcia, Marcia, Marcia! (Jan Brady, The Brady Bunch) Mom always liked you best. (Tommy Smothers, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour) Never assume... (Felix Unger, The Odd Couple) Nip it! (Barney Fife, The Andy Griffith Show) No soup for you! (Soup Nazi, Seinfeld) Norm! (Cheers) Now cut that out! (Jack Benny, The Jack Benny Program) Oh my God! They killed Kenny! (Stan and Kyle, South Park) Oh, my nose! (Marcia Brady, The Brady Bunch) One small step for man... (Neil Armstrong) Pardon me, would you have any Grey Poupon? (Grey Poupon) Read my lips: No new taxes! (George H.W. Bush) Resistance is futile.

(Picard as Borg, Star Trek: The Next Generation) Say good night, Gracie. (George Burns, The Burns & Allen Show) Schwing! (Mike Myers and Dana Carvey as Wayne and Garth, Saturday Night Live) Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy. (Lloyd Bentsen to Dan Quayle) Silly rabbit, Trix are for kids! (Trix Cereal) Smile, you're on Candid Camera! (Candid Camera) Sock it to me. (Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In) Space, the final frontier... (Capt. Kirk, Star Trek) Stifle! (Archie Bunker, All in the Family) Suit up! (Barney Stinson, How I Met Your Mother) Tastes great! Less filling! (Miller Lite Beer) Tell me what you don't like about yourself. (Dr. McNamara & Dr. Troy, Nip/Tuck) That's hot. (Paris Hilton, The Simple Life) The thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat. (Jim McKay, ABC's Wide World of Sports) The tribe has spoken. (Jeff Probst, Survivor) The truth is out there.

(Fox Mulder, The X-Files) This is the city... (Sgt. Joe Friday, Dragnet) Time to make the donuts. (Dunkin' Donuts) Two thumbs up! (Siskel & Ebert / Ebert & Roeper) Up your nose with a rubber hose. (Vinnie Barbarino, Welcome Back, Kotter) We are two wild and crazy guys! (Steve Martin and Dan Aykroyd, Saturday Night Live) Welcome to the O.C., bitch. (Luke, The O.C.) Well, isn't that special? (Dana Carvey as The Church Lady, Saturday Night Live) We've got a really big show! (Ed Sullivan, The Ed Sullivan Show) Whassup? (Budweiser) What you see is what you get! (Geraldine, The Flip Wilson Show) Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, Willis? (Arnold Drummond, Diff'rent Strokes) Where's the beef? (Wendy's) Who loves you, baby? (Kojak, Kojak) Would you believe? (Maxwell Smart, Get Smart) Yabba dabba do!

(Fred Flintstone, The Flintstones) Yada, yada, yada... (Seinfeld) Yeah, that's the ticket. (Jon Lovitz, Saturday Night Live) You eeeediot! (Ren, Ren & Stimpy) You look mahvelous! (Billy Crystal as Fernando, Saturday Night Live) You rang? (Lurch, The Addams Family) You're fired! (Donald Trump, The Apprentice) You've got spunk... (Mr.

Grant, Mary Tyler Moore) The following are episode highlights for The 100 Greatest TV Quotes & Catchphrases (all times ET/PT): Monday, December 11, 10 P.M., Phrases 100-81, (TV-PG) In the first of this five-part special to countdown to the #1 catchphrase in TV history, Brady Bunch cast members Barry Williams and Christopher Knight recall Marcia Brady's unforgettable line "Oh my nose!," and The Simple Life Executive Producer, Jonathan Murray, shares the origins of Paris Hilton's sizzling catchphrase "That's hot." Tuesday, December 12, 10 P.M., Phrases 80-61, (TV-PG) In the second episode, Bob Eubanks reminisces about his classic "Making whoopie!" line from The Newlywed Game, and Ken Osmond fills us in on the origins of Eddie Haskell's deceptively polite "Gee, Mrs. Cleaver" from Leave it to Beaver.

Wednesday, December 13, 10 P.M., Phrases 60-41, (TV-PG) The third episode features TV's ultimate dynamic duo Adam West and Burt Ward as they discuss the origins of their classically cheesy exclamations from Batman, and Regis Philbin offers insights on his world-famous "Is that your final answer?" from Who Wants to be a Millionaire. Thursday, December 14, 10 P.M., Phrases 40-21, (TV-PG) In the fourth episode, Trey Parker and Matt Stone fill us in on a little known secret about the South Park catchphrase "Oh my God, they killed Kenny - you bastards!" and Walter Cronkite weighs in on the creation of his classic CBS Evening News signoff, "And that's the way it is." Friday, December 15, 10 P.M., Phrases 20-1, (TV-PG) In the fifth and final episode, William Shatner reminisces about the unforgettable Star Trek opening narration, "Space, the final frontier..." and Donald Trump explains the origins of his trademark exclamation "You're fired!" from The Apprentice.

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Question: """Is that your final answer?"" is a catchphrase associated with which TV quiz show?"
Answer: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire